The Palace of a Dictator

This is the palace of Zine El Abidine, who was a Tunisian Dictator and left the country in 2011. These are the images taken by journalists, when they were invited to visit the palace.

10 Worlds' Most Expensive Cars for 2012-2013

10. SSC Ultimate Aero $654,400 

Don’t let the price tag fool you, this American made car is actually the 3rd fastest street legal car in the world with a top speed of 257 mph and reaching 0-60 mph in 2.7 seconds. It is estimated that only 25 of this exact model will be produced.

Aerial Photos Show the Growth of Las Vegas

See the landscape change over a period of 25 years from 1984 to 2009.

Canberra Deep Dish Communications Complex

In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, is pictured a 1990 view of Canberra 70m (230 ft.) antenna with flags from the three Deep Space Network sites. The Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex, located outside Canberra, Australia, is one of the three complexes which comprise NASA's Deep Space Network. The other complexes are located in Goldstone, California, and Madrid, Spain.

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SeaGaia Ocean Dome – Japan’s Indoor Man-Made Beach

The Ocean Dome Club Alliance Hotels, a group of Miyazaki City hotels, cooperates to provide quality accommodation for Ocean Dome guests. The Ocean Dome is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest indoor water park, measuring 300 meters in length, 100 meters in width. And the temperature is 30 degrees Celsius year-round. There are quite a few differences between the Ocean Dome and the ocean, among them the heated indoor pool, the kids’ pool, the floating pool, and the three fast and thrilling water slides. Everyone feels like a child when playing in the water.

Syrian Rebels Reveal Homemade Combat Vehicle

The “Sham II” is the latest armoured tank built by the Syrian rebels in their fight against the brutal regime of President Bashar al-Assad. It took a month to design and assemble the machine, which has five cameras and a 7.62mm machine gun attached to its frame. The machine gun is controlled by control stick from a Sony PS3 games console from inside and although the 2.5 cm thick metal walls cannot withstand a grenade or tank fire, they can reportedly resist up to 23 mm cannon fire. The tank cost approximately $10 000 to build.

 

"Crown of Clouds" Island

Luytla-Duymun is the smallest of the 18 Faroe Islands, located between Scotland and Iceland. This gorgeous place is 0.8 square km (0.3 square miles) with the highest point, Mount Ravan, 414 meters (1,358 feet) high. The island is uninhabited, but it’s a beautiful place to see.